Council green lights $100m budget

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has passed its budget, which includes a 5 per cent rate increase.

There has been a $17 increase in rubbish charges and a 4.9 per cent increase in sewerage rates as part of the $100 million budget.

A total of $500,000 was allocated to community events and $8 million for carrying out road upgrades and construction.

Nine-hundred thousand dollars has been put aside for a methane gas burner to mitigate emissions at the Yarri Road Waste Facility and reduce carbon tax liability; and there is a $5 million investment to the racing and sport arena.

Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mayor Ron Yurevich says it is a responsible budget, with 2 per cent of the rate increase directly attributed to the carbon tax.

"Of course this year we've got the carbon tax in place, so this year ... 2 per cent goes directly to the carbon tax just in energy supply increases," he said.

He says council has worked to make it a fair budget.

"It's a $100 million budget again this year, with an emphasis on keeping pain from our ratepayers as much as possible, so it's not an expensive budget, it's a responsible budget," he said.